Gloucestershire | Evenlode | War Memorial
| St Edward’s, Evenlode Ordnance Survey reference: SP 221301 War Memorials |
A carved wooden panel:
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EVENLODE COUNCIL SCHOOL FORMER SCHOLARS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 WILLIAM BALDWIN ARTHUR JOHN BREAKSPERE VICTOR HOOPER ALFRED JACQUES JAMES NASH AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
An engraved brass plate:
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING SOLDIERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 A.V. HOOPER R. WARWICK RGT. 1916 FRANCE F. HUTT OXF. & BUCKS. L.I. 1916 FRANCE J.C. NASH LONDON RGT. 1916 FRANCE A.W. JACQUES LONDON RGT. 1916 FRANCE J.E. SADLER WOR. RGT. 1917 MESOPOTAMIA “Proudly you gathered rank on rank to war, As who had heard God’s message from afar All you had hoped for, all you had you gave To save Mankind – yourselves you could not save.” Splendid you passed, the great surrender made, Into the light that nevermore shall fade, Deep your contentment in that blest abode, Who wait the last clear trumpet call of God.” “In glorious hope their proud and sorrowing Land Commit her children, to Thy gracious hand” “Their name liveth for evermore” THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS |
Andy Allanson-Parsons war memorial pages have photographs of Evenlode memorials HERE
| GENUKI’s Evenlode Page |
Last modified 11 May 2002